Hallam Foe

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Hallam Foe

R,

2008,

1h 35m,

Drama/

Romance

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73%

62 Reviews

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72%

10,000+ Ratings

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73%

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62 Reviews

72%

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10,000+ Ratings

British teenager Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell) still mourns his mother's suicide and refuses to open up to his stepmother, Verity (Claire Forlani). After Verity seduces and blackmails him, Hallam runs away to Edinburgh and meets Kate (Sophia Myles), a manager in a hotel who gives him a job. Kate reminds Hallam of his mother, and he begins spying on her from a clock tower overlooking her apartment. Gradually, Hallam and Kate form a complicated relationship as he tries to cope with his mother's death.

Critics Consensus

Carefully balanced between the dark and the dreamy, Mister Foe is a charged coming-of-age story with whimsy and bite.

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James Hannaham

Salon.com

Jul 17, 2019

Jamie Bell, who plays the title character in the new film Mister Foe, is the next Christian Bale. At least.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Oct 18, 2008

2/4

[A] prettily photographed but relationally science-fictional coming-of-age blather.

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David Wiegand

San Francisco Chronicle

Oct 18, 2008

4/4

Bell was a decent kid actor and a terrific dancer in Billy Elliot, but he's grown into a really first-rate actor.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Jul 7, 2019

3/4

Has a strange kind of charm, a warm, open disposition that even in its darkest moments, we always pull for Hallam.

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Times

Dec 13, 2018

3/4

Hallam Foe does quite a few rather nasty things, but Mr. Bell's engaging and empathetic performance makes him a character we can't stop caring about.

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Sean Nelson

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aug 22, 2017

[Mister Foe] creates a gently, but deeply, moral atmosphere.

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Hagrid S

Mar 20, 2008

fluid , good characters ... no holywood bullshit

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David Mackenzie

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Synopsis

British teenager Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell) still mourns his mother's suicide and refuses to open up to his stepmother, Verity (Claire Forlani). After Verity seduces and blackmails him, Hallam runs away to Edinburgh and meets Kate (Sophia Myles), a manager in a hotel who gives him a job. Kate reminds Hallam of his mother, and he begins spying on her from a clock tower overlooking her apartment. Gradually, Hallam and Kate form a complicated relationship as he tries to cope with his mother's death.

Director: David Mackenzie
Producer: Gillian Berrie
Screenwriter: Peter Jinks, David Mackenzie, Ed Whitmore
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Ingenious Film Partners, FilmFour, Scottish Screen, Lunar Films
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.3K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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